Helpful Score: 2
A fun time travel novel. The problem with many scifi time travel novels is, the farther you go into the future, the more bleak, lonely & alienated the main character seems, witnessing humans & the planet dying or changing to the point they are unrecognizable. While this does happen in the Accidental Time Machine, the tone is not so depressing.
Matt Fuller is an easygoing character & there is alot of humor in the book. Some parts seem to poke fun at modern culture (e.g. the repressive theocracy and the Ebay-like society, which seemed a direct jab at the stereotype of modern-day Americans). Another thing I appreciated is that Matt has companions traveling through time with him, so he seems a less tragic character.
Joe Haldeman is a master at writing enjoyable sci-fi time travel. Forever War is another good time travel by him. It is more serious than this book and has more action and drama, but is a very thoughtful and enjoyable story.
Matt Fuller is an easygoing character & there is alot of humor in the book. Some parts seem to poke fun at modern culture (e.g. the repressive theocracy and the Ebay-like society, which seemed a direct jab at the stereotype of modern-day Americans). Another thing I appreciated is that Matt has companions traveling through time with him, so he seems a less tragic character.
Joe Haldeman is a master at writing enjoyable sci-fi time travel. Forever War is another good time travel by him. It is more serious than this book and has more action and drama, but is a very thoughtful and enjoyable story.
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